Students Demand a Stop to the Trans Mountain Expansion Project

Student organizations from across Canada and the United States are calling for a stop to the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) project. The SFSS, ‘Justice, No Pipeline ’, and DogwoodSFU have sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government. The open letter currently has signatures from 13 student unions that represent over 180,000 […]

Month in Review – August 2020

The SFSS Board of Directors had a productive month of August to conclude the summer semester. The first meeting of the month occurred on August 7th, where the Board passed the motion for the reinstatement of the U-Pass program for Fall 2020 and further semesters. Around 51% of the students who took the survey voted […]

U-Pass Update

U-Pass BC Planning for Fall Since the decision was made to suspend the U-Pass BC program for the 2020 Summer semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Simon Fraser Student Society, Graduate Student Society and SFU have worked with TransLink, and the other public post-secondary institutions and student associations in Metro Vancouver, to reinstate the program with appropriate eligibility adjustments. […]

Notice of Motion: Policies Review and Approval Process

Be it resolved that the SFSS Board of Directors amend Issues Policies POLICIES REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS to read: Each policy will be reviewed annually. Where no change is required, the policy will remain in its current state. Where need or opportunities for improvement arise, policy shall be created, changed, or repealed as outlined in […]

Month in Review – July

Here’s what your SFSS Board of Directors has been up to during the month of July: The SFSS Board of Directors had an eventful and productive month of July. The first board meeting of the month took place on the 10th of July. A motion was raised and passed regarding SUB space reallocation for student […]

Notice of Motion: Amendment to Accessibility Advisory Committee SO-8

The SFSS Board of Directors passed a motion on July 24, 2020 to amend the current Terms of Reference for the Accessibility Fund Advisory Committee, to more clearly lay out the practice of accessibility fund approvals. The altered text, presented during the Board Meeting on Friday, July 24th, reads: “Make decisions and give approval to […]

#DontForgetStudents 2​.​0 Petition

Last semester, the Simon Fraser Student Society signed onto a letter by the #DontForgetStudents movement, calling for the federal government to offer fair support for the millions of Canadian students being disadvantaged by the lack of appropriate financial aid being offered through CESB (which international students are still not eligible to receive), rather than the $2000 being […]

Free Financial Literacy Workshops

The SFSS hosted a free financial literacy workshop on Monday, June 29th: “Introduction to Basic Budgeting”  View the notes here. Watch the video here: The SFSS hosted a free financial literacy workshop on Thursday, July 9th: “Investing: RRSPS & TFSAS”  View the notes here. Watch the video here:

Month in Review – June

Here’s what your SFSS Board of Directors has been up to during the month of June: The Board had an interesting and productive month of June. The first Board meeting of the month was on 12th June. President Osob Mohamed gave  an overview of the Executive Committee’s report and recommendations. The Executive Committee reviewed job […]

Reflection on Canada Day

As we come out of Canada day, the SFSS encourages our members to start respectful conversations within our communities about what it means to decolonize. Canada serves as a home and place of refuge for many people. It is important for us to consider the history and creation of Canada, and how it is intrinsically […]

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